# Shanpur Village, Garbeta - I, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Garbeta - I, Paschim Medinipur 

# Shanpur

Shanpur is a village in Garbeta - I sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **867 people in 168 households**, the 85th largest of 306 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.8%.

- 867people (2011)
- 168households
- 79.3%literacy
- 918females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Shanpur

Of every 100 households in Shanpur in 2011, 47 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 19 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Shanpur · ■ Garbeta - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****47%**

**51%

Toilet within the home ****25%**

**30%

No toilet (open defecation) ****75%**

**69%

Tap water ****0%**

**33%

Drinking water within premises ****39%**

**20%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****25%**

**87%

Use banking services ****36%**

**62%

Television ****28%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****19%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****8%**

**15%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Shanpur?

■ Shanpur · ■ Garbeta - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.3%**

**71.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****918**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****897**

**951

Working population ****37.7%**

**39.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.0% for men and 74.2% for women. 57% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 110 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 24 (7%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 81 (25%) · **■** Marginal 110 (34%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Garbeta - I

- Dhobaberia929 people
- Metiabari921 people
- Lodha912 people
- Shanmura871 people
- Sobhagar859 people
- Kusum Dahari852 people
- Chhota Nohari847 people
- Uparsol844 people

[All 369 villages in Garbeta - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/garbeta-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Shanpur?867 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shanpur in?Paschim Medinipur district (Garbeta - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Shanpur?79.3% (Census 2011)